6-letter words with K as the 5th letter and S as the 6th letter

236 6-letter words with K as the 5th letter and S as the 6th letter fit this pattern, including THANKS, BREAKS, and TRACKS.

236 wordsTop pick THANKSHighest score QUACKS 21

43 of 236 are everyday words (18%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

5th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

6th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With K in 5th place, S is the most common 6th letter (236 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 43 · most-used first

THANKS₁₃
THINKS₁₃
BREAKS₁₂
TRACKS₁₂
BLOCKS₁₄
DRINKS₁₁
SPEAKS₁₂
CHECKS₁₇
STOCKS₁₂
TRUCKS₁₂
BLACKS₁₄
TRICKS₁₂
STICKS₁₂
BROOKS₁₂
SHARKS₁₃
CRACKS₁₄
CHICKS₁₇
SNACKS₁₂
CHEEKS₁₅
BRICKS₁₄
SPARKS₁₂
CLICKS₁₄
GREEKS₁₁
KNICKS₁₆
KNOCKS₁₆
CLOCKS₁₄
FREAKS₁₃
SHOCKS₁₅
STACKS₁₂
CHUNKS₁₅
TRUNKS₁₀
EBOOKS₁₂
CLERKS₁₂
STEAKS₁₀
BLANKS₁₂
FRANKS₁₃
CROOKS₁₂
STINKS₁₀
PRANKS₁₂
STALKS₁₀
FLANKS₁₃
TWEAKS₁₃
PLANKS₁₂

All valid words 236

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

ALECKS₁₂
AMUCKS₁₄
BANAKS₁₂
BATIKS₁₂
BAULKS₁₂
BLACKS₁₄
BLANKS₁₂
BLEAKS₁₂
BLINKS₁₂
BLOCKS₁₄
BLUNKS₁₂
BOBAKS₁₄
BOINKS₁₂
BORAKS₁₂
BRACKS₁₄
BRANKS₁₂
BREAKS₁₂
BREEKS₁₂
BRICKS₁₄
BRINKS₁₂
BRISKS₁₂
BROCKS₁₄
BROOKS₁₂
CAULKS₁₂
CHACKS₁₇
CHALKS₁₅
CHANKS₁₅
CHARKS₁₅
CHAWKS₁₈
CHECKS₁₇
CHEEKS₁₅
CHICKS₁₇
CHINKS₁₅
CHIRKS₁₅
CHOCKS₁₇
CHOOKS₁₅
CHOWKS₁₈
CHUCKS₁₇
CHUNKS₁₅
CLACKS₁₄
CLANKS₁₂
CLECKS₁₄
CLEEKS₁₂
CLEIKS₁₂
CLERKS₁₂
CLICKS₁₄
CLINKS₁₂
CLOAKS₁₂
CLOCKS₁₄
CLONKS₁₂
CLUCKS₁₄
CLUNKS₁₂
CRACKS₁₄
CRANKS₁₂
CREAKS₁₂
CREEKS₁₂
CRICKS₁₄
CROAKS₁₂
CROCKS₁₄
CROOKS₁₂
CRUCKS₁₄
CRUNKS₁₂
DRECKS₁₃
DRINKS₁₁
DROOKS₁₁
DROUKS₁₁
DRUNKS₁₁
EBOOKS₁₂
ERICKS₁₂
FLACKS₁₅
FLANKS₁₃
FLASKS₁₃
FLECKS₁₅
FLICKS₁₅
FLISKS₁₃
FLOCKS₁₅
FLUNKS₁₃
FRACKS₁₅
FRANKS₁₃
FREAKS₁₃
FRISKS₁₃
FROCKS₁₅
GEPIKS₁₃
GLAIKS₁₁
GLEEKS₁₁
GLISKS₁₁
GOPAKS₁₃
GOPIKS₁₃
GREEKS₁₁
HACEKS₁₅
HAICKS₁₅
HOICKS₁₅
HOPAKS₁₅
KAIAKS₁₄
KAMIKS₁₆
KAPOKS₁₆
KAYAKS₁₇
KIACKS₁₆
KIOSKS₁₄
KLICKS₁₆
KNACKS₁₆
KNICKS₁₆
KNOCKS₁₆
KOPEKS₁₆
KULAKS₁₄
KYACKS₁₉
MALIKS₁₂
MELIKS₁₂
MUJIKS₁₉
MUZAKS₂₁
NEBEKS₁₂
PLACKS₁₄
PLANKS₁₂
PLINKS₁₂
PLONKS₁₂
PLOOKS₁₂
PLOUKS₁₂
PLUCKS₁₄
PLUNKS₁₂
PRANKS₁₂
PRICKS₁₄
PRINKS₁₂
PRONKS₁₂
QAPIKS₂₁
QUACKS₂₁
QUARKS₁₉
QUICKS₂₁
QUIRKS₁₉
QUONKS₁₉
REINKS₁₀
ROJAKS₁₇
SAICKS₁₂
SAMEKS₁₂
SCULKS₁₂
SHACKS₁₅
SHANKS₁₃
SHARKS₁₃
SHEIKS₁₃
SHIRKS₁₃
SHMEKS₁₅
SHOCKS₁₅
SHOOKS₁₃
SHTIKS₁₃
SHUCKS₁₅
SKANKS₁₄
SKINKS₁₄
SKRIKS₁₄
SKULKS₁₄
SKUNKS₁₄
SLACKS₁₂
SLEEKS₁₀
SLICKS₁₂
SLINKS₁₀
SMAAKS₁₂
SMACKS₁₄
SMAIKS₁₂
SMEEKS₁₂
SMERKS₁₂
SMIRKS₁₂
SMOCKS₁₄
SNACKS₁₂
SNARKS₁₀
SNEAKS₁₀
SNECKS₁₂
SNICKS₁₂
SNOEKS₁₀
SNOOKS₁₀
SNOWKS₁₃
SPANKS₁₂
SPARKS₁₂
SPEAKS₁₂
SPECKS₁₄
SPELKS₁₂
SPICKS₁₄
SPINKS₁₂
SPOOKS₁₂
SPORKS₁₂
SPUNKS₁₂
STACKS₁₂
STALKS₁₀
STANKS₁₀
STARKS₁₀
STEAKS₁₀
STEEKS₁₀
STICKS₁₂
STINKS₁₀
STIRKS₁₀
STOCKS₁₂
STONKS₁₀
STOOKS₁₀
STORKS₁₀
STUCKS₁₂
SWANKS₁₃
SWINKS₁₃
TALAKS₁₀
TALUKS₁₀
TAROKS₁₀
TEREKS₁₀
THACKS₁₅
THANKS₁₃
THEEKS₁₃
THICKS₁₅
THINKS₁₃
THUNKS₁₃
TILAKS₁₀
TOPEKS₁₂
TORSKS₁₀
TRACKS₁₂
TRAIKS₁₀
TRANKS₁₀
TRECKS₁₂
TRICKS₁₂
TROAKS₁₀
TROCKS₁₂
TRONKS₁₀
TRUCKS₁₂
TRUNKS₁₀
TUPEKS₁₂
TUPIKS₁₂
TWANKS₁₃
TWEAKS₁₃
TWERKS₁₃
TWINKS₁₃
UMIAKS₁₂
UPTAKS₁₂
WAULKS₁₃
WHACKS₁₈
WHELKS₁₆
WHISKS₁₆
WRACKS₁₅
WREAKS₁₃
WRECKS₁₅
WRICKS₁₅
YAPOKS₁₅
YARAKS₁₃
YOICKS₁₅

Letters by positionIn 30% of these words the 4th letter is C.

1st letter

S27%
C17%
T12%

2nd letter

R21%
L19%
H14%

3rd letter

A22%
I21%
O17%

4th letter

C30%
N21%
A12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; QUACKS tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.

1010 points: 28 words
11 points: 8 words
1212 points: 80 words
13 points: 31 words
1414 points: 31 words
15 points: 29 words
1616 points: 10 words
17 points: 7 words
1818 points: 3 words
19 points: 5 words
2020 points: 0 words
21 points: 4 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
QUACKS	21	23	All three
QUICKS	21	23	All three
MUZAKS	21	23	NWL only
QAPIKS	21	22	NWL only
QUIRKS	19	20	All three
QUARKS	19	20	All three
MUJIKS	19	23	All three
KYACKS	19	19	All three
QUONKS	19	21	Collins only
WHACKS	18	18	All three
CHAWKS	18	18	Collins only
CHOWKS	18	18	Collins only

The fixed ending makes this a narrow pattern, but the opening letters vary widely. THANKS, THINKS, and SPEAKS are familiar choices; QUIRKS and QUARKS show the same final pair in less routine vocabulary. Only 43 of the 236 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words, so expect many playable entries you rarely use.

How many 6-letter words have K fifth and S last?

The pattern has 236 matches across the tournament dictionaries.
Just 43 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words.
S is the most common opening letter, with 63 words.
QUACKS, QUICKS, MUZAKS, and QAPIKS each score 21.
Collins includes 225 matches, compared with 187 in NWL2023 and 169 in ENABLE.

Which letters start these words most often?

An S opening leads with 63 entries, while C contributes 39 and T 29. S is the clear front-runner, but C and T together still offer plenty of likely candidates. BREAKS, BLOCKS, and BRICKS show how often this pattern appears in familiar plural or verb forms.

Try a known first or second letter before guessing at the middle. THINKS, DRINKS, and TRUCKS put consonant clusters up front; CHECKS and STOCKS make C- and S-led options easy to test. The clue fixes only the last two slots, so don't treat a familiar ending as proof of a particular beginning.

Which K-fifth, S-sixth words score highest?

Among 6-letter words with K as the 5th letter and S as the 6th letter, QUACKS, QUICKS, MUZAKS, and QAPIKS top the scoring list at 21 points each. QUIRKS and QUARKS score 19, while WHACKS scores 18. Q words look tempting on a rack, but the rare spelling in QAPIKS shows that a high tile value doesn't make a word familiar.

Dictionary coverage is broad but not identical: 225 entries appear in Collins, 187 in NWL2023, and 169 in ENABLE. Those totals overlap, so don't add them together. With only 43 common words among 236 matches, many entries are outside everyday vocabulary; check your game's word list before playing an obscure choice.

Questions people ask

Are most six-letter K-fifth, S-last words common?

No; only 43 of the 236 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words. THANKS, THINKS, and BREAKS are familiar examples, but many entries are less common. Many entries are less common, so confirm unfamiliar choices against your game’s dictionary before committing a turn.

Which starting letter appears most in this pattern?

S starts 63 of these words, making it the leading first letter. C comes next with 39, followed by T with 29. Try an S-starting candidate such as SPEAKS or STOCKS when the opening tile is known.

What is the highest score among these six-letter words?

QUACKS, QUICKS, MUZAKS, and QAPIKS tie at 21 points each. QUIRKS and QUARKS score 19, and WHACKS scores 18. The top values come from words with Q or Z, but those spellings are less familiar than THANKS or TRACKS.

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